# Leros Airport (LRS / LGLE)

**Leros Airport** (IATA: LRS, ICAO: LGLE) is a small airport in Leros Island, South Aegean, Greece. It has one runway, 1,012 m (3,320 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 25 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgle

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LRS / LGLE
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Leros Island, South Aegean, Greece
- Elevation: 12 m / 39 ft
- Coordinates: 37.1849, 26.8003
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,012 m / 3,320 ft
- Passengers: 24,976 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leros_Municipal_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6528872
- Weather station: LGKO · WMO 16742
- Ident: LGLE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,012 m / 3,320 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 144° / 324° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 31,083 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 31,111 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 26,715 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 28,629 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 24,435 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 23,487 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 11,944 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 16,320 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 18,689 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 23,435 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 27,823 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 24,976 | Eurostat |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [JKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgky.md) Kalymnos Airport · Greece · 28 km / 17 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 51 km / 32 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [JTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpl.md) Astypalaia Airport · Greece · 77 km / 48 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 144 km / 89 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 265 km / 165 mi · Olympic Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LRS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 4
- OA [Olympic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/olympic-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25K (2025) | #2,360 of 3,974 | #489 in Europe | #33 in GR |
| Longest runway | 1,012 m / 3,320 ft | =13,399 of 29,858 | =1,415 in Europe | #49 in GR |
| Elevation | 12 m / 39 ft | =39,879 of 43,403 | =5,365 in Europe | #52 in GR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =6 in GR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 563.700 |
| AFIS | INFO | 124.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [JKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgky.md) Kalymnos Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · 51 km / 31 mi
- [SMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsm.md) Samos Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [JIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgik.md) Ikaria Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [JTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpl.md) Astypalaia Airport · 77 km / 48 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Leros Municipal Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leros_Municipal_Airport&oldid=1367340555), revision of 2 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgle/data